User guide

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To Configure a Basic Extension for a Generic Device (CounterPath X-Lite and
EyeBeam) in Evolution PBX
1. Login to Evolution PBX, click the Resources tab then click Phone Extensions.
2. In the New Device field, select VoIP--GENERIC SIP- and the Modify Phones
window displays.
3. In the Extension field, select an available extension.
4. In the Caller ID Name field, enter the name you want to be passed as this
extension’s caller ID text.
5. In the Caller ID Number field, enter the number you want to be passed as this
extension’s caller ID number.
6. In the Time Zone field, select the appropriate time zone for the time zone where
the phone will be located.
7. In the Remote Phone field, select Yes if the phone will not be on the same
subnet as the Evolution PBX server (for example, if the phone belongs to a user
that is located at a remote location). Select No if this is not the case.
Note: The other options on the Modify Phones frame are optional or advanced.
8. Click Save.
9. Write down the device settings for your new extension that are displayed on the
screen.
Note: These settings will be used later to configure your XLite or EyeBeam
softphone in the next section.
GenericDevice(CounterPathXLiteorEyeBeam)Settings
Setting Description
Caller ID Name Text Evolution PBX will send as caller ID name for all calls that this
extension makes internal and external.
Caller ID Number Text Evolution PBX will send as caller ID number for all calls that this
extension makes internal and external.
Record Calls Yes will record calls made directly to this extension. No will not record
calls for this extension.
MAC Address 12 character MAC Address of the telephone configured with this
extension.
Mailbox Personal creates a voicemail account with the same number as this
extension. Selecting a number will assign that voicemail account to be
this extension’s voicemail account.
Time Zone The time zone of the telephone (Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Arizona,
Mountain, Indiana, Central, Eastern, Atlantic). Auto configured telephones
will use this setting to automatically calculate the correct time and date.
Paging Enabled will include this extension in the permission to be paged.
Disabled will prevent this extension from being paged.
Remote Phone Yes configures Evolution PBX and telephone auto configurations for
remote use (a telephone at a different location). No configures Evolution
PBX and telephone auto configuration files for local use (default).
IP Address Reserved for future use
Heartbeat Advanced. The duration for keep-alive messages between Evolution PBX
and the telephone (options = No, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000).
Outbound Internal Only permits this extension to only make internal calls (extension
to extension), Internal-Local permits this extension to make internal and
local calls (per the Outbound Dial Map route Local), Internal-Local-Toll
permits this extension to make any type of call that Evolution PBX is
configured to allow (default).
Codec Set the CODEC to use for this extension (G711 (USA), G729
(Licensed**)). ** requires the purchase of a license, contact Intuitive
Voice.